docs: update README and LICENSE

Author: evansims

LICENSE.md

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-# Business Source License 1.1
+# InferaDB Non‑Commercial Source License
 
-## Parameters
+Version: 1.0 (2025-12-01)  
+Licensor: InferaDB, Inc.
 
-**Licensor:** InferaDB
+## 1. Grant of License
 
-**Licensed Work:** InferaDB Server
-The Licensed Work is (c) 2025 InferaDB
+Subject to the terms of this License, the Licensor grants you a worldwide, royalty‑free, non‑exclusive, non‑transferable license to:
 
-**Additional Use Grant:** You may make production use of the Licensed Work,
-provided Your use does not include offering the Licensed Work to third parties
-on a hosted or embedded basis in order to compete with InferaDB's paid products
-or services.
+- use, copy, modify, and create derivative works of the Software;
+- compile, run, and privately deploy the Software and derivative works;
 
-**Change Date:** January 1, 2030
+solely for Non‑Commercial Use as defined in Section 2.
 
-**Change License:** Apache License, Version 2.0
+## 2. Definitions
 
----
+- Software” means the source code, object code, documentation, and other files distributed under this License.
+- “Non‑Commercial Use” means any use that is not Commercial Use, including personal, hobby, academic, research, or classroom use, where no direct or indirect compensation, revenue, or commercial advantage is received in connection with the use of the Software.
+- “Commercial Use” means use of the Software:
+  - to provide or operate a product or service for which you, your employer, or your organization receives compensation, revenue, or other commercial benefit; or
+  - in or for the internal operations of any business, company, government, or other organization, where such operations support commercial activities, revenue generation, or business functions (including SaaS, hosted services, enterprise systems, or production infrastructure).
 
-## Terms
+If a use does not clearly fall within Non‑Commercial Use, it is considered Commercial Use.
 
-The Licensor hereby grants you the right to copy, modify, create derivative
-works, redistribute, and make non-production use of the Licensed Work. The
-Licensor may make an Additional Use Grant, above, permitting limited
-production use.
+## 3. Non‑Commercial Permissions
 
-Effective on the Change Date, or the fourth anniversary of the first publicly
-available distribution of a specific version of the Licensed Work under this
-License, whichever comes first, the Licensor hereby grants you rights under
-the terms of the Change License, and the rights granted in the paragraph
-above terminate.
+For Non‑Commercial Use, you may:
 
-If your use of the Licensed Work does not comply with the requirements
-currently in effect as described in this License, you must purchase a
-commercial license from the Licensor, its affiliated entities, or authorized
-resellers, or you must refrain from using the Licensed Work.
+- use, copy, and modify the Software and derivative works;
+- run and deploy the Software and derivative works on your own systems;
+- redistribute the Software and derivative works in source or binary form, provided that:
+- you include a copy of this License; and
+- you do not charge any fee or receive any compensation specifically for the Software or any product or service that primarily derives its value from the Software.
 
-All copies of the original and modified Licensed Work, and derivative works
-of the Licensed Work, are subject to this License. This License applies
-separately for each version of the Licensed Work and the Change Date may vary
-for each version of the Licensed Work released by Licensor.
+## 4. Commercial Use Requires Separate License
 
-You must conspicuously display this License on each original or modified copy
-of the Licensed Work. If you receive the Licensed Work in original or
-modified form from a third party, the terms and conditions set forth in this
-License apply to your use of that work.
+Commercial Use of the Software is not permitted under this License.
 
-Any use of the Licensed Work in violation of this License will automatically
-terminate your rights under this License for the current and all other
-versions of the Licensed Work.
+To engage in any Commercial Use, you must obtain a separate Commercial License from the Licensor under terms negotiated with the Licensor.
 
-This License does not grant you any right in any trademark or logo of
-Licensor or its affiliates (provided that you may use a trademark or logo of
-Licensor as expressly required by this License).
+For Commercial Licensing inquiries, contact: <support@inferadb.com>.
 
-TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE LICENSED WORK IS PROVIDED ON
-AN "AS IS" BASIS. LICENSOR HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS,
-EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING (WITHOUT LIMITATION) WARRANTIES OF
-MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND
-TITLE.
+Any Commercial Use without a separate Commercial License is a violation of this License and may constitute infringement of the Licensor’s rights.
 
----
+This repository is organized into submodules, each with its own license.
 
-## Covenants of Licensor
+## 5. No Trademark License
 
-In consideration of the right to use this License's text and the "Business
-Source License" name and trademark, Licensor covenants to MariaDB, and to all
-other recipients of the licensed work to be provided by Licensor:
+This License does not grant any rights to use the Licensor’s name, logos, or trademarks.
 
-1. To specify as the Change License the GPL Version 2.0 or any later version,
-   or a license that is compatible with GPL Version 2.0 or a later version,
-   where "compatible" means that software provided under the Change License can
-   be included in a program with software provided under GPL Version 2.0 or a
-   later version. Licensor may specify additional Change Licenses without
-   limitation.
+## 6. No Sublicensing
 
-2. To either: (a) specify an Additional Use Grant, or (b) insert the text
-   "None" to indicate no Additional Use Grant.
+You may not sublicense the rights granted under this License.
 
-3. To specify a Change Date.
+Any distribution you make must be under the terms of this License (for non‑commercial recipients) or under a separate agreement directly from the Licensor.
 
-4. Not to modify this License in any other way.
+## 7. Termination
 
----
+This License automatically terminates if you breach any of its terms.
 
-## Notice
+Upon termination, you must cease all use of the Software and destroy any copies in your possession or control.
 
-The Business Source License (this document, or the "License") is not an Open
-Source license. However, the Licensed Work will eventually be made available
-under an Open Source License, as stated in this License.
+Sections that by their nature should survive termination (including, without limitation, Sections 4, 5, 7, 8, and 9) will survive termination.
 
----
+The Licensor may, at its discretion, offer reinstatement of this License if you cure the breach and provide reasonable assurances of future compliance.
 
-License text copyright (c) 2017 MariaDB Corporation Ab, All Rights Reserved.
-"Business Source License" is a trademark of MariaDB Corporation Ab.
+## 8. Disclaimer of Warranty
 
-SPDX-License-Identifier: BUSL-1.1
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE”, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON‑INFRINGEMENT.
+
+YOU BEAR ALL RISK AS TO THE USE AND PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE.
+
+## 9. Limitation of Liability
+
+TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL THE LICENSOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE, DATA, OR USE, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS LICENSE OR THE USE OF THE SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
+
+THE LICENSOR’S TOTAL CUMULATIVE LIABILITY FOR ANY CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS LICENSE OR THE SOFTWARE WILL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNT YOU PAID (IF ANY) FOR THE NON‑COMMERCIAL LICENSE TO THE SOFTWARE.
+
+## 10. Governing Law
+
+This License will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the United States of America, without regard to its conflict‑of‑law principles.
+
+## 11. Entire Agreement
+
+This License constitutes the entire agreement between you and the Licensor concerning the Software for Non‑Commercial Use and supersedes any prior agreements or understandings, whether written or oral, relating to its subject matter.
+
+If you tell how strict you want “internal business use” to be (e.g., is a solo freelancer using it for a client “commercial”? pre‑revenue startup?), this can be tuned with more precise examples or carve‑outs.
+
+SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-InferaDB-NC-1.0